diff --git a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_functions.c b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_functions.c
index 5a1f120487ef..acac066f1d8d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_functions.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_functions.c
@@ -1184,7 +1184,6 @@ static int find_sdca_entity_pde(struct device *dev,
 {
 	static const int mult_delay = 3;
 	struct sdca_entity_pde *power = &entity->pde;
-	u32 *delay_list __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct sdca_pde_delay *delays;
 	int num_delays;
 	int i, j;
@@ -1205,7 +1204,8 @@ static int find_sdca_entity_pde(struct device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	delay_list = kcalloc(num_delays, sizeof(*delay_list), GFP_KERNEL);
+	u32 *delay_list __free(kfree) = kcalloc(num_delays, sizeof(*delay_list),
+						GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!delay_list)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1250,7 +1250,6 @@ static int find_sdca_entity_ge(struct device *dev,
 			       struct sdca_entity *entity)
 {
 	struct sdca_entity_ge *group = &entity->ge;
-	u8 *affected_list __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	u8 *affected_iter;
 	int num_affected;
 	int i, j;
@@ -1269,7 +1268,8 @@ static int find_sdca_entity_ge(struct device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	affected_list = kcalloc(num_affected, sizeof(*affected_list), GFP_KERNEL);
+	u8 *affected_list __free(kfree) = kcalloc(num_affected, sizeof(*affected_list),
+						  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!affected_list)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1495,7 +1495,6 @@ static int find_sdca_entities(struct device *dev, struct sdw_slave *sdw,
 			      struct fwnode_handle *function_node,
 			      struct sdca_function_data *function)
 {
-	u32 *entity_list __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct sdca_entity *entities;
 	int num_entities;
 	int i, ret;
@@ -1517,7 +1516,8 @@ static int find_sdca_entities(struct device *dev, struct sdw_slave *sdw,
 	if (!entities)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	entity_list = kcalloc(num_entities, sizeof(*entity_list), GFP_KERNEL);
+	u32 *entity_list __free(kfree) = kcalloc(num_entities, sizeof(*entity_list),
+						 GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!entity_list)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1642,7 +1642,6 @@ static int find_sdca_entity_connection_pde(struct device *dev,
 					   struct sdca_entity *entity)
 {
 	struct sdca_entity_pde *power = &entity->pde;
-	u32 *managed_list __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct sdca_entity **managed;
 	int num_managed;
 	int i;
@@ -1664,7 +1663,8 @@ static int find_sdca_entity_connection_pde(struct device *dev,
 	if (!managed)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	managed_list = kcalloc(num_managed, sizeof(*managed_list), GFP_KERNEL);
+	u32 *managed_list __free(kfree) = kcalloc(num_managed, sizeof(*managed_list),
+						  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!managed_list)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1961,7 +1961,6 @@ static int find_sdca_clusters(struct device *dev,
 			      struct fwnode_handle *function_node,
 			      struct sdca_function_data *function)
 {
-	u32 *cluster_list __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct sdca_cluster *clusters;
 	int num_clusters;
 	int i, ret;
@@ -1982,7 +1981,8 @@ static int find_sdca_clusters(struct device *dev,
 	if (!clusters)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	cluster_list = kcalloc(num_clusters, sizeof(*cluster_list), GFP_KERNEL);
+	u32 *cluster_list __free(kfree) = kcalloc(num_clusters, sizeof(*cluster_list),
+						  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cluster_list)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -2026,7 +2026,6 @@ static int find_sdca_filesets(struct device *dev, struct sdw_slave *sdw,
 {
 	static const int mult_fileset = 3;
 	char fileset_name[SDCA_PROPERTY_LENGTH];
-	u32 *filesets_list __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct sdca_fdl_set *sets;
 	int num_sets;
 	int i, j;
@@ -2041,7 +2040,8 @@ static int find_sdca_filesets(struct device *dev, struct sdw_slave *sdw,
 		return num_sets;
 	}
 
-	filesets_list = kcalloc(num_sets, sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL);
+	u32 *filesets_list __free(kfree) = kcalloc(num_sets, sizeof(u32),
+						   GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!filesets_list)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -2053,7 +2053,6 @@ static int find_sdca_filesets(struct device *dev, struct sdw_slave *sdw,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_sets; i++) {
-		u32 *fileset_entries __free(kfree) = NULL;
 		struct sdca_fdl_set *set = &sets[i];
 		struct sdca_fdl_file *files;
 		int num_files, num_entries;
@@ -2079,7 +2078,8 @@ static int find_sdca_filesets(struct device *dev, struct sdw_slave *sdw,
 		if (!files)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		fileset_entries = kcalloc(num_entries, sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL);
+		u32 *fileset_entries __free(kfree) = kcalloc(num_entries, sizeof(u32),
+							     GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!fileset_entries)
 			return -ENOMEM;